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Some South Dakota communities have decided that community development work sometimes goes better when they look beyond their own borders. Read More »

Economic development in the Dakotas often extends beyond the boundaries of a single community, either for financial or geographical reasons, but sometimes even those groups benefit from further collaboration. Read More »

A half-century ago, three northeastern counties realized they would be stronger working together. Read More »

Dan Avery of Alcester, S.D., is working on a new model for connecting the growers and producers of specialty grains with the people who want to buy them—helping farmers make more money, and helping consumers more easily find those specialty products. Read More »

In the 1930s, electric cooperatives took a gamble and invested in the rural Dakotas—an area that private power companies had deemed too risky. Today, however, the investment is literally paying dividends to the cooperatives that took a chance on rural farmsteads, and those who live and work in those areas. Read More »

A decade ago, Ipswich, S.D., faced a problem all too common to rural Midwest communities. Read More »

This year’s Big Idea Contest was filled with “real possibilities,” according to organizers. Read More »

White Lake, S.D., may see itself as a “bedroom community” to nearby Mitchell and Chamberlain, but the town of 450 has found its own ways to stand strong. Read More »

Residents of Doland across the age spectrum say they are interested in each other’s lives, but youth and adults don’t always connect with one another as much as they would like. Read More »

Mary Lou Tastad displays her photos throughout North Dakota, along with her fiancé, Mike Kopp. Sharing the beauty of North Dakota is their passion. Read More »